An Apple Pie Masterclass - 3 unique recipes

Recipes:

Dad’s Old Apple Farmer Pie:
Filling
Peel apples and slice to get thin pieces – (You can use a food processer to make it easier)
Add 2 tbs lemon juice
Add 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
1.5 tbs apple pie spice
2 tbs flour
½ tsp salt
Combine

Instructions:

Roll out dough and place in a buttered pan
Pour in apple filling
Roll out top crust and place over top
Seal edges
Egg wash top
Perforate with a fork, or cut decorative pattern to vent the top
Bake at 350° F for roughly an hour until the crust is golden and the apples are soft.

The baker’s pie:
Filling
Peel apples and slice to get thin pieces – (You can use a food processer to make it easier)
Add 2 tbs lemon juice
Add to 3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2 tsp apple pie spice
½ tsp salt
2 tbs vanilla
Combine

Instructions:

Roll out dough and place in a buttered pan
Put apple mixture in a pot and simmer until water is boiled out and sugar turns dark
Allow apple filling to cool for a few minutes and pour into pie dough
Roll out top crust and place over top
Seal edges
Egg wash top
Perforate with a fork, or cut decorative pattern to vent the top
Bake at 350° F for 45min to an hour, until the crust is golden.

My version of Apple Pie:
Filling
Prepare the apples the same way we described in dad’s Old Apple Farmer pie.

Instructions:

Roll out puff pastry and place in a buttered pan
Spread a can (roughly 12 or to taste) of dulce de leche on the bottom of the dough
Pour apple filling over the dulce de leche
(Optional) Add a few blackberries, raisins, or the treat of your choice to the top.
Roll out top crust, cut strips, and form a lattice over top
Seal edges
Egg wash top
Bake at 350° F for roughly an hour until the crust is golden and the apples are soft

We love the dough they make for this peach pie:
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When I have time, I make my own dulce de leche. I follow this recipe, just adding Frangelico at the end.
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